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Olfactory Dysfunction in Nasal Bone Fracture

  • Kim, Sug Won (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Park, Beom (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Tae Geun (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Ji Ye (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
  • Received : 2017.05.15
  • Accepted : 2017.06.13
  • Published : 2017.06.20
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Abstract

Background: All nasal bone fractures have the potential for worsening of olfactory function. However, few studies have studied the olfactory outcomes following reduction of nasal bone fractures. This study evaluates posttraumatic olfactory dysfunction in patients with nasal bone fracture before and after closed reduction. Methods: A prospective study was conducted for all patients presenting with nasal bone fracture (n=97). Each patient consenting to the study underwent the Korean version of Sniffin' Sticks test (KVSS II) before operation and at 6 month after closed reduction. The nasal fractures were divided according to the nasal bone fracture classification by Haug and Prather (Types I-IV). The olfactory scores were compared across fracture types and between preoperative and postoperative settings. Results: Olfactory dysfunction was frequent after nasal fracture (45/97, 46.4%). Our olfactory assessment using the KVSS II test revealed that fracture reduction was not associated with improvements in the mean test score in Type I or Type II fractures. More specifically, the mean posttraumatic Threshold, discrimination and identification score decreased from 28.8 points prior to operation to 23.1 point at 6 months for Type II fracture with septal fracture. Conclusion: Our study has revealed two alarming trends regarding post-nasal fracture olfactory dysfunction. First, our study demonstrated that almost half (46.4%) of nasal fracture patients experience posttraumatic olfactory dysfunction. Second, closed reduction of these fractures does not lead to improvements olfaction at 6 months, which suggest that olfactory dysfunction is probably due to factors other than the fracture itself. The association should be further explored between injuries that lead to nasal fracture and the mechanism behind posttraumatic olfactory dysfunction.

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